Read Works
Read Works: Who Is Sue?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses information about a dinosaur that researchers named "Sue", which was found in South Dakota. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
Read Works
Read Works: The Old Stone House
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support elementary students' reading comprehension, historical information is provided. The significance of "The Old Stone House" during the Battle of Brooklyn in the American Revolution is...
Read Works
Read Works: Winning the Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the women's suffrage movement working to gain the right to vote for all women. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Fossils and Dinosaurs Meat Eaters
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes the characteristics of theropods, meat-eating dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus Rex. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Utah Education Network
Uen: My Community Book
In this lesson students explore places in their neighborhood by using a variety of informational texts.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: Clouds, Rain, and Fog: A Closer Look
A lesson where students use the book Cloud, Rain, and Fog by Fred and Jeane Biddulph to learn about text structures and reading strategies with information texts.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 1
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 2
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Hello Baby Panda!: Activity 1
Most pandas live in China, but young readers will visit a baby panda born right here in the United States in this audio article with photographs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Hello Baby Panda!: Activity 2
Most pandas live in China, but young readers can visit a baby panda born right here in the United States in this audio article with photographs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter
What happens when the fire alarm rings? Early readers will follow along with images and audio as a firefighter races to work.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Mayor
What's it like to be a mayor? Early learners will discover how the job gets done as they listen and read along to a Hawaiian mayor's story.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: What Does the President Do?: Activity 2
Follow the president of the United States as he signs laws, meets with foreign leaders, and leads our armed forces in this audio article for young students.
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Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol.2, Issue 1: Bats [Pdf]
This magazine article provides information about bats including the different kinds of bats, how they are different from birds, what they eat, how and when they fly, and the sound they make.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol.1, Issue 5: Cool Hats [Pdf]
This magazine article explains that hats are not just a cool fashion statement, but also protect the head from sunburn and shade the eyes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Two PowerPoint presentations and a video [2:57] on comparing and contrasting literary and informational texts as well as how to write a literary analysis. Includes links to external resources.